Georgia Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk says his ongoing investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is expected to become a formally recognized congressional committee in the next Congress. Loudermilk recently posed for a photo with House Speaker Mike Johnson to mark what he described as the beginning of that process.

The move reflects the GOP’s continued effort to revisit and reshape the narrative around the events of January 6, which has become a key focus of the party’s broader investigative agenda. With Republicans poised to potentially control both chambers of Congress and the White House after the next election, the party is preparing to expand on several lines of inquiry initiated in the previous session.

Speaking with CNN, Loudermilk said the structure and details of the new committee are still under discussion. One proposal would give Speaker Johnson greater influence over how the panel is staffed and what direction its investigation takes.

The effort underscores a wider Republican push to scrutinize the original work of the House Select Committee on the January 6 attack, which was led by Democrats and included only two Republican members, both of whom later left Congress.

Republicans have criticized that panel’s findings and process, and Loudermilk has said his goal is to conduct what he views as a more comprehensive and transparent investigation.

As the 2025 Congress approaches, the expected formation of this new committee signals a continued partisan divide over how the events of January 6 should be examined, remembered, and acted upon.